mother's day Archives

Nopalera Founder Sandra Velasquez Talks Motherhood, Her Roots & Entrepreneurship

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 6, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 6, 202203168

Not only do we celebrate Mother’s Day in May, but now, President Joe Biden has declared the week of May 1-7, National Small Business Week, so we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate both moms and small business...

Lifestyle

10 Light & Refreshing Cocktails and Mocktails to Enjoy on Mother’s Day

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 6, 2022May 6, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 6, 2022May 6, 202202164

There are a few things nearly every mamá wishes for on Mother’s Day: someone else to cook, someone else to clean, and to get to spend some quality time with her niños. Honestly, R&R should be Mother’s Day essentials. We...

Family

10 Thoughtful Mother’s Day Gifts That Honor Latin Culture

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 2, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 2, 202202261

Not that as a mom myself I’m biased or anything, but Mother’s Day is honestly one of the best holidays of the year. So many of us have incredible mamas or mother figures in our lives, that we love and...

Family

The One Thing I Really Want for Mother’s Day & No, It’s Not a Break From My Kids

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 8, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 8, 202105976

The past year has been chaos. There have been so many unknowns, so many new challenges, so many old struggles and so much hurt and pain for so very many people. To stop and think about it all at once...

News and Entertainment

6 Latin Artists Open Up About the Impact Their Moms Had on Them

Nicole YoungMay 7, 2021May 7, 2021

by Nicole YoungMay 7, 2021May 7, 2021011178

Celebs are just like us – they love their mamas and love to post about it on social media! There are quite a few Latin artists who have been known to bring their moms as their dates to award shows,...

Culture Family

Hilarious #LatinaMomsBeLike Videos on TikTok

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 6, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 6, 2021010536

We love our Latina moms, you could even say we adore them most of the time. Some of us already are them! But OMG, they can be so extra sometimes. It’s actually pretty hilarious all of the quirks, superstitions, and...

Family

20 Latina Celebrities Get Real About Motherhood

Virginia IsaadMay 10, 2020August 10, 2020

by Virginia IsaadMay 10, 2020August 10, 2020024860

Familia is everything and Latina mothers are often the heart of the family. Though celebrity moms have certain privileges that the average Latina doesn’t, they aren’t exempt from the challenges every mom faces. This list is about the good as...

Lifestyle

25 Mother’s Day Gifts From Latin-Owned Brands

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiApril 30, 2020July 24, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiApril 30, 2020July 24, 2020023294

Don’t get it twisted. We may be in the middle of a global pandemic, but we haven’t forgotten that Mother’s Day is coming up. May 10th is right around the corner, and we are finalizing what we want to send...

Family

7 Latinxs on The Greatest Lessons Their Mothers Taught Them

Johanna FerreiraSeptember 9, 2019August 6, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraSeptember 9, 2019August 6, 202005599

It’s ALWAYS important to give thanks to the strong women that birthed us, raised us, and taught us everything we know. Whether we were raised by our mami, abuela, or a tia, we reflect on how these strong women have...

Family

15 Things You Can Do For Your Mami Any Day of the Year

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiMay 12, 2019August 6, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiMay 12, 2019August 6, 202003789

It’s nice that we are reminded each second Sunday of May to do something nice for our moms. But we should be honoring and making our moms feel special all the time! Don’t wait for that one day in May...

Culture

How My Dominican Mom Helped Me Embrace My Afro-Latina Beauty

Johanna FerreiraMay 10, 2019August 6, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraMay 10, 2019August 6, 202003409

My heart always aches whenever a woman of color tells me how difficult it was for them to embrace their brown skin growing up. I definitely struggled with my fair share of insecurities especially during my pre-teen years, that consisted...

Family

Celebrate Your Mama with this Bilingual Mother’s Day Playlist

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiMay 8, 2019August 6, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiMay 8, 2019August 6, 202005620

Mother’s Day is the one day out of the year where you can take the time to really show your mami how much she means to you and how she has positively impacted your life (although you should be...